$24 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
At 40 hours a week, $24 an hour is $49,920 a year before taxes — $4,160 a month, $1,920 every two weeks, $960 a week. After federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, a single filer keeps about $42,291 in a state with no income tax and $41,050 in California. That is an after-tax rate of $20.33 per hour.
$24 an hour by hours worked
The $$49,920 figure assumes 2,080 paid hours — 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, the convention payroll systems and the Bureau of Labor Statistics use. Unpaid time off reduces it; paid holidays and vacation do not. Part-time schedules scale in a straight line:
| Hours / week | Weekly | Biweekly | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $480 | $960 | $2,080 | $24,960 |
| 25 | $600 | $1,200 | $2,600 | $31,200 |
| 30 | $720 | $1,440 | $3,120 | $37,440 |
| 35 | $840 | $1,680 | $3,640 | $43,680 |
| 40 (full-time) | $960 | $1,920 | $4,160 | $49,920 |
Federal taxes on $49,920
For 2026 the standard deduction is $16,100 for a single filer, so $49,920 of wages becomes $33,820 of taxable income, which reaches the 12% federal bracket. Federal income tax comes to $3,810. Social Security takes 6.2% ($3,095) and Medicare 1.45% ($724). Total federal withholding: $7,629, leaving $42,291 — or $3,524 a month — before any state tax.
A married couple filing jointly on the same $49,920 keeps $44,329, $2,038 more, because the joint standard deduction is $32,200 and the brackets are twice as wide.
$24 an hour after taxes in every state (2026)
State income tax is where $49,920 starts to diverge. Nine states take nothing; Oregon takes the most at this income. Every row applies that state's real 2026 brackets and standard deduction for a single filer.
| # | State | State + local tax | Take-home | Monthly | Effective rate | After-tax / hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $0 | $42,291 | $3,524 | 15.3% | $20.33 |
| 2 | Florida | $0 | $42,291 | $3,524 | 15.3% | $20.33 |
| 3 | Nevada | $0 | $42,291 | $3,524 | 15.3% | $20.33 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $0 | $42,291 | $3,524 | 15.3% | $20.33 |
| 5 | North Dakota | $0 | $42,291 | $3,524 | 15.3% | $20.33 |
| 6 | South Dakota | $0 | $42,291 | $3,524 | 15.3% | $20.33 |
| 7 | Tennessee | $0 | $42,291 | $3,524 | 15.3% | $20.33 |
| 8 | Texas | $0 | $42,291 | $3,524 | 15.3% | $20.33 |
| 9 | Washington | $0 | $42,291 | $3,524 | 15.3% | $20.33 |
| 10 | Wyoming | $0 | $42,291 | $3,524 | 15.3% | $20.33 |
| 11 | Ohio | $656 | $41,634 | $3,470 | 16.6% | $20.02 |
| 12 | Arizona | $846 | $41,445 | $3,454 | 17.0% | $19.93 |
| 13 | Louisiana | $1,123 | $41,168 | $3,431 | 17.5% | $19.79 |
| 14 | New Mexico | $1,181 | $41,110 | $3,426 | 17.6% | $19.76 |
| 15 | New Jersey | $1,210 | $41,080 | $3,423 | 17.7% | $19.75 |
| 16 | California | $1,240 | $41,050 | $3,421 | 17.8% | $19.74 |
| 17 | Vermont | $1,254 | $41,037 | $3,420 | 17.8% | $19.73 |
| 18 | Mississippi | $1,265 | $41,026 | $3,419 | 17.8% | $19.72 |
| 19 | Iowa | $1,285 | $41,006 | $3,417 | 17.9% | $19.71 |
| 20 | Missouri | $1,369 | $40,922 | $3,410 | 18.0% | $19.67 |
| 21 | South Carolina | $1,388 | $40,903 | $3,409 | 18.1% | $19.67 |
| 22 | Rhode Island | $1,463 | $40,827 | $3,402 | 18.2% | $19.63 |
| 23 | North Carolina | $1,483 | $40,808 | $3,401 | 18.3% | $19.62 |
| 24 | Colorado | $1,488 | $40,803 | $3,400 | 18.3% | $19.62 |
| 25 | West Virginia | $1,517 | $40,774 | $3,398 | 18.3% | $19.60 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $1,533 | $40,758 | $3,397 | 18.4% | $19.60 |
| 27 | Montana | $1,590 | $40,701 | $3,392 | 18.5% | $19.57 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $1,609 | $40,681 | $3,390 | 18.5% | $19.56 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $1,610 | $40,681 | $3,390 | 18.5% | $19.56 |
| 30 | Kentucky | $1,630 | $40,661 | $3,388 | 18.5% | $19.55 |
| 31 | Arkansas | $1,772 | $40,519 | $3,377 | 18.8% | $19.48 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | $1,790 | $40,501 | $3,375 | 18.9% | $19.47 |
| 33 | Idaho | $1,792 | $40,498 | $3,375 | 18.9% | $19.47 |
| 34 | Michigan | $1,875 | $40,416 | $3,368 | 19.0% | $19.43 |
| 35 | Minnesota | $1,906 | $40,385 | $3,365 | 19.1% | $19.42 |
| 36 | Georgia | $1,968 | $40,323 | $3,360 | 19.2% | $19.39 |
| 37 | Kansas | $1,986 | $40,305 | $3,359 | 19.3% | $19.38 |
| 38 | Connecticut | $1,996 | $40,294 | $3,358 | 19.3% | $19.37 |
| 39 | Maine | $2,028 | $40,262 | $3,355 | 19.3% | $19.36 |
| 40 | Alabama | $2,065 | $40,225 | $3,352 | 19.4% | $19.34 |
| 41 | Delaware | $2,068 | $40,223 | $3,352 | 19.4% | $19.34 |
| 42 | New York | $2,099 | $40,192 | $3,349 | 19.5% | $19.32 |
| 43 | Hawaii | $2,101 | $40,189 | $3,349 | 19.5% | $19.32 |
| 44 | Virginia | $2,124 | $40,167 | $3,347 | 19.5% | $19.31 |
| 45 | Utah | $2,221 | $40,069 | $3,339 | 19.7% | $19.26 |
| 46 | Massachusetts | $2,276 | $40,015 | $3,335 | 19.8% | $19.24 |
| 47 | Indiana | $2,299 | $39,991 | $3,333 | 19.9% | $19.23 |
| 48 | Illinois | $2,330 | $39,961 | $3,330 | 20.0% | $19.21 |
| 49 | Maryland | $3,557 | $38,734 | $3,228 | 22.4% | $18.62 |
| 50 | Oregon | $3,811 | $38,480 | $3,207 | 22.9% | $18.50 |
The gap between Alaska ($42,291) and Oregon ($38,480) is $3,811 a year at $24 an hour — $318 a month. Use the state comparison tool to put two specific states side by side.
Overtime at $24 an hour
Time-and-a-half on $24 is $36.00 an hour. Overtime is taxed as ordinary income — the 22% figure people quote is a withholding rate on supplemental pay, not a separate tax — so what you keep depends on your bracket. For tax years 2025 through 2028 the One Big Beautiful Bill Act also allows a federal deduction for the premium portion of qualified overtime pay (up to $12,500 for a single filer), which this table does not include; see the overtime tax calculator for the deduction-aware figure.
| Overtime / week | Extra gross / year | New annual gross | Extra take-home (fed + FICA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 hours | $9,360 | $59,280 | +$7,521 |
| 10 hours | $18,720 | $68,640 | +$14,773 |
Is $24 an hour a good wage?
$24 an hour is a solidly middle-income wage. The $49,920 annual figure is close to the roughly $62,000 a median full-time worker earns, and a single earner at this rate lands at about 60% of the $83,700 median household income. The 30%-of-gross guideline supports rent of about $1,248 a month. Federally, taxable income after the $16,100 standard deduction stays inside the 12% bracket — and state tax starts to matter: the spread between the best and worst state at this income is several thousand dollars a year.
Every $1-an-hour raise adds $2,080 a year before tax — about $1,671 after federal tax and FICA at this income. Negotiating from $24 to $26 is therefore worth roughly $3,343 a year in your pocket, before state tax.